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Pipevine Swallowtail
This Pipevine Swallowtail is getting minerals from my gravel driveway after a rain. This swallowtail just started appearing in my yard the past few years. The Pipevine Swallowtail's major foodplant is Pipevines (Aristolochia) including ornamental vines and the native host A. durior, A. reticulata, and A. serpentaria. I'm trying to get this butterfly to stick around my gardens more often so this year I'm sowing aristolochia seeds. The blue on the topwing shines brilliantly when the sun hits it just right.
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28 Mar, 2008
Wonderful shot, great closeup.! You're lucky ,I rarely ever see this one around here.
28 Mar, 2008
WOW!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous~
17 Apr, 2008
Fabulous
15 Jul, 2008
oh wow thats so beautiful
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27 Mar, 2008
Wow, that really is gorgeous!